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Peak of the Garden
We’ve had several days of rain, and the garden is just booming with life and growth. I don’t know how many squash vines I planted, but it was definitely more than we have room for. They are growing up the teepee, spilling over the fence and trying to take root in the neighbor’s lawn. I’m about ready to pull out some cherry tomato plants as I can no longer keep the ten or more plants picked on time. There are…
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In Bloom: Cantaloup
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Persimmon Tomato
This is our first summer growing Persimmon tomatoes. The description from Burpee’s was spot on: “A heirloom originally from Russia, this beefsteak type has very large, persimmon-colored 1 lb. fruits. Uniform and blemish-free, the tomatoes have high flavor, low acidity, and a small cavity. Performs well in short-season areas. Indeterminate. Harvest about 80-96 days after transplant.” The color is really beautiful, and my husband actually thought I was making peach cobbler when he saw the pan of chopped tomatoes. I…
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Melon Shmelon
As much as I love to eat them, melons are my garden nemesis. After planting them for just over five years, this is the first summer where it seems I will be able to eat a watermelon from my yard, assuming critters don’t steal them. There are just two growing – one of which we only discovered three days ago. It was hiding beside the fence under a blackberry bush. The other has stopped growing, so I’m assuming it should…
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Fourth of July!
Happy Fourth of July, friends! Today we have two things to celebrate. First, we got rain! Hooray! Wookie and I were outside poking around in the garden when the drops began to fall. We sat on the deck under the overhang of the roof to watch it come down. Second, Joe and I have been married eight years today! We’d really like to thank you all for commemorating our anniversary by lighting fireworks every year in our honor. We are…
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July Planting in NC
Because I like to make things easy for you, here’s a quick table of crops you can plant in July in the coastal and piedmont regions of NC. If you live somewhere else, try Google. It’s pretty great. (Sorry, that was snarky. We are zone 7b and our first frost is Nov 1(ish), so add or subtract days to your timing based on your frost date.) Source: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/pdf/hil-8001.pdf Vegetables Suggested Planting Suggested Cultivars Days to Maturity Asparagus (crowns) Nov. 15–Mar.…
